WATER STABILITY CHARACTERISTIC OF NILE TILAPIA (OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS) FEED COATED WITH TAPIOCA FLOUR-BEESWAX-BASED EDIBLE COATING

Water Stability Characteristic of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Feed Coated with Tapioca Flour-beeswax-based Edible Coating

One of the reasons in increasing water turbidity in nile tilapia aquaculture is the presence of spoilage in fish feed that is easily disintegrate and decompose as organic matters in the water.Therefore, a thin layer or edible coating is needed to coat the tilapia feed to slow down the decomposition link of the feed due to water absorption.The main

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Jurassic fish choking on floating belemnites

Abstract Tharsis, an extinct genus of ray-finned fish (Actinopterygii) in the Late Jurassic, has but Butters tiny teeth and is considered a micro-carnivore/visual zooplanktivore.A recent review of collection material, however, uncovered several specimens of Tharsis from the Late Jurassic (ca.152 Ma) Plattenkalk deposits of the Solnhofen Archipelago

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The changing landscape of public health in sub-Saharan Africa: Control and prevention of communicable diseases needs rethinking

In sub-Saharan Africa, communicable diseases (CDs) are the leading public health problems and major causes of morbidity and mortality.CDs result in significant individual suffering, disrupting daily life, threatening livelihoods and causing one-third of the years lost to illness or death worldwide.This paper aims to analyse the current strategies i

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